6'oclock hold description

[COLOelkman]

So I've read several posts noting they use the 6'oclock hold position to enable seeing the target better at longer distances. I'm not 100% certain how that works exactly and some people said they have a hard time shooting that way.
This scenario uses a rear peep sight with a couple options on the front sight but as Marley suggests, the front sight filed down to a point (tip of triange at the top of sight) in lieu of using a bead seems to allow for a bit more accuracy. (assuming your eyes can focus enough on the sights and target which could be a challenge for some of us!!!)
So, can someone please describe exactly how the front sight and rear peep are oriented relative to the 6'oclock term? A picture seems like it would be easier to understand if anyone can figure out how to do that!!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[marley]

Sorry for the hand drawing but I think you'll get the idea. The top one is the average front sight. The problem isn't the 6 o clock hold, it's the left right orientation because of the size of the top surface if the sight. The bottom one is mine. Helps with the left right orientation.

 

[marley]

Sorry I don't know why that came side ways

 

[FrontierGander]

www.FrontierMuzzleloading.com

 

[Cow Tag]

Great examples of the proper six o'clock hold. Good work Gander.

 

[Loner]

The front post is always centered in the rear aperture.

In shooting any High Power rifle event, the black bull eye is 6 Minutes Of Angle, 6 inches in diameter if shooting 100 yards, 36 inches at 600 yards, 60 inches at 1000, you get the picture. That gives a bull that you can see to reference your front post against.

Using the 6 oclock hold, you would bring the front post up until it just touched the bottom of the black, at 6 o Clock. Picture a pumpkin on a post. Your rifle would be sighted in 3 MOA high to strike the center of the bull in a match.

If you sighted in your muzzle loader at 200 yards, and wanted it dead on (shooting to the post) at 200 yards, and you were shooting with the 6 o clock hold, you would adjust until your bullets were striking the bottom of the bull (where you were aiming). obviously

A center of mass hold would be bringing the front post up to the center of the bull.

Ryan V

 

[Loner]

hadn't' scrolled down far enough to see had already been answered.

Ryan V

 

[COLOelkman]

LAST EDITED ON Dec-07-13 AT 11:32PM (MST)[p]Thanks Marley and Frontier. That's what I thought but wanted to be sure. I plan to experiment with small triangles and see what my eyes can focus on before I buy something. I like my hooded Truglo front sight and I may start there. Will post my experiments later. Thanks guys!